apt-get upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: libfaac0 libsqlite3-0 mate-backgrounds mate-icon-theme mate-themesAlso commenting mate repository I've same problem. I need keep debian stable and upgrade only one package. Is this because mate has become to debian (testing?). How keep whole debian stable and install a package (only one yes -) from testing? Any idea?
Don't run an upgrade, simply force to install a version of that one package you want to upgrade. OTOH even if you try to do it this way, by forcing to install one package by a special version, it could happen that other packages, that are dependent, need to be upgraded too.
Perhaps you could build a package for this one what-ever-it-is and install this special version to opt?
You should provide the relevant info. What should be updated to a testing version and why should it be updated?